".. Mikati served in the government of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in which he was responsible for public service and transportation, and was asked to briefly serve as interim prime minister following Hariri's assassination in 2005. Associates of Saad Hariri, the outgoing prime minister and Rafik Hariri's son, can also be expected to make their own political calculations and decide - perhaps with some Syrian and Saudi pressure - to join Mikati's government so as not to lose all their centers of power in the country..."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
"Lebanon's new PM is not Hezbollah & not Iran"
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It is important for American readers to click on the link and realize that this voice of reason comes from Israel. The article also says, "If Mikati has the support of Saudi Arabia, Syria and France, the United States will have a hard time opposing him."
Washington's threats to punish all of Lebanon by terminating aid when Hezbollah is diligently observing democratic rules sends a message that is beneficial only to three groups:
1) expansionists of a certain Israeli faction;
2) al Qua'ida;
3) expansionists of a certain Iranian faction.
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